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    3 years on 12th August 2014

    Hi All I am amazed how fast the years have flown-by! Been very sick with pneumonia for last 5 weeks, but able to start 'walking' again. Being a positive person, signed up for a 'half marathon' walk up a 'massive' mountain in November (in Tasmania, Australia), where weather can change from...
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    Trained too hard - Now got bad pneumonia (4 weeks!)

    Hi All. I am just coming up to 3 years since AVR. Have found it very hard to moderate my training - having been a 'decent' runner in the past! Came down very sick 4 weeks ago, and nearly 'choked' to death with spasms of coughing. Stupidly, I should have gone to hospital, but being the 'tough...
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    Arrhythmia heart-beat stops improvement!

    Hi All. Wondered if anyone else suffers the same problem? The above seems to deter me from running too fast.My cardio put me on Mag/Min tablets, but for some reason, my mind keeps worrying all the time. I wish that I had never been a decent runner when younger, for my 'competitive spirit' is...
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    Race 5km X-country most Sundays

    Hi it is now nearly 2.5 years since new valve. I ran a 5km handicap X-country last Sunday, in 28min 33secs! The weather was terribly hot/humid, with 1 steep hill, yet I enjoyed the run. Anything I say is not boasting - just to give others encouragement! Ran the Australian Masters Games a few...
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    Ran 3km race today!

    Hi All. I am nearly 8 months after AVR. I ran my club 3km x-country today! :cool: A few months ago, I would have thought it impossible, yet lo and behold I managed it in 18mins 25secs. (72 age) It was a flat course, but 25degrees temp! I hope that this will give other people hope that life is...
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    Difference in Size of 'Tissue Valve'

    Hi All. Going through dozens of messages on forums, I have noticed that the size of heart valve replacements varies from about 21mm - 27mm. I had my Aortic valve replaced by Edwards Tissue on the 8/12/11 its size 23mm! I have ran dozens of half marathons, and hundreds of races all over the...
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